intense thunder ##storm ##s are common between april and october . thunder ##storm ##s in the summer months tend to be more isolated and often produce dry lightning strikes . vegetation in the trout creek mountains is dominated by big sage ##brush and desert grasses . other common shrubs include bitter ##brush , snow ##berry , and ce ##ano ##thus . there are also patches of mountain mahogany in some areas . common grass species include idaho fe ##scu ##e , blue ##bu ##nch wheat ##grass , cheat ##grass , western needle ##grass , sand ##berg ' s bluegrass , th ##ur ##ber ' s needle ##grass , and bottle ##brush squirrel ##tail , as well as basin wild ##ry ##e in some well @ - @ drained
intense thunderstorms are common between april and october. thunderstorms in the summer months tend to be more isolated and often produce dry lightning strikes. vegetation in the trout creek mountains is dominated by big sagebrush and desert grasses. other common shrubs include bitterbrush, snowberry, and ceanothus. there are also patches of mountain mahogany in some areas. common grass species include idaho fescue, bluebunch wheatgrass, cheatgrass, western needlegrass, sandberg's bluegrass, thurber's needlegrass, and bottlebrush squirreltail, as well as basin wildrye in some well @ - @ drained